Kadriorg Palace
Kadriorg Palace was founded by Russian Tsar Peter I in 1718. The palace was named Kadriorg (Katharinenthal in German) in honour of his wife Catherine I. The palace designed by Italian architect Nicola Michetti with its magnificent main hall is one of the most beautiful examples of Baroque architecture in Estonia and in Northern Europe as a whole. The lovely Roman Baroque palace is surrounded by a garden of fountains, hedges, and flowerbeds, modelled on Versailles.
Good to know: the Palace houses the Kadriorg Art Museum, which exhibits the Estonian Art Museum’s collection of foreign art – Western European and Russian art from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
Kadriorg Palace was founded by Russian Tsar Peter I in 1718. The palace was named Kadriorg (Katharinenthal in German) in honour of his wife Catherine I. The palace designed by Italian architect Nicola Michetti with its magnificent main hall is one
Reviews
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Beautiful gardens
We had a lovely afternoon strolling in the sunshine looking at the lovely gardens- particularly nice was the Japanese gardens with Koi carp ponds and red squirrels.
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excellent place to visit
a very interesting display of artifacts in a beautiful building and parkland setting. Well worth a visit.
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Great building and park, OK collection
The building itself has been tastefully renovated, and the main hall is stunning. The art collection on the other hand is interesting, but not 'wow'.
Information
- A. Weizenbergi tn 37, Kesklinna linnaosa, Tallinn
- Homepage
- http://kadriorumuuseum.ekm.ee/en/
- E-mail: kadriorg@ekm.ee
- kadriorg@ekm.ee
- (+372) 606 6403
